Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

> But their benchmarks don't include audio. I made my own index 
> which is CPU speed X Bus speed.
> 1.8 x  900  = 1620
> 2.0 x 1000  = 2000
> 2.5 x 1.25  = 3125

Ultimately a single computer has a single bus. One CPU can't access RAM
while the other is accessing it. Having two CPUs will never double the speed
of the computer - as the real world tests you provided show. I am also
thinking of buying a G5 and if I do, it will either be the 20" iMac or the
1.8 Dual that you are thinking of buying. The iMac is a much better value
overall, for starters it includes a nice 20" LCD display and a larger hard
drive, but it is only expandable externally and that means PCI cards are out
and I can't put a second hard drive inside the case for backups or other
use. If they every come out with 10 Gigabit Ethernet, I'll be stuck with
just 1 Gigabit and so on. Who knows, they just might come out with FireWire
1600 too.

Although I really hate having cables all over my workspace, the difference
in cost is significant and this is only a hobby for me. If money weren't
such a factor, it would be the dual 1.8 without a flinch.

I also may wait for OS 10.4 to come out before I buy.

Kamm